How to make oiliness go away?

Mar 30, 2014

Kalyn H.

My skin is oily and it's shiny sometimes (ew)🙈 is there any way to like remove it or make it go away?

Mar 30, 2014

Kalyn H.

Oh this is going to get deleted because I didn't put it in skincare 🙈

Mar 30, 2014

Valeria R.

Ooh yes!! There's these oil blotting sheets! You can buy them almost anywhere! Theyre like these little sheets you rub/stress onto your face all over and it removes all the shininess and oil... You can also use certain face products for oily skin... Like face washes, makeup etc... But also remember if you use foundation, use powder foundation. It makes your skin less oily, whereas to liquid makes it oilier. Goodluck!!❤️

Mar 30, 2014

Alex B.

Use a foaming cleanser, toner, and very light oil free moisterizer. exfoliate often (glamglow makes an awesome one) makeup wise, go for a foundation with a matte finish (NARS sheer matte is great), and make sure to use a good setting powder (I prefer laura mercier's translucent powder)

Mar 30, 2014

Karen L.

Start by using a cleanser made for your skin type: look for "oil free" products.
You can use a mattifying primer to help your makeup stay on longer and lessen the shine, then look for an "oil free" foundation. & finally set with matte powder :-)
If your skin isn't that oily & you don't use a matte powder yet, that might just do the trick only :)

Mar 30, 2014

Alexia W.

Blotting paper for face ❤️

Mar 30, 2014

Caitlin D.

If your skin is oily that sometimes can mean your skin isn't getting enough oil, so it produces excess to combat this ending with you being oily faced, so don't go mad with oil free products because you may make it worse, so you might want to try blotting sheets and a matte finishing powder first!

Mar 30, 2014

Amirah U.

Sometimes doing a light exfoliation helps to make your skin less oily prior to putting makeup on. Try that but don't over scrub.

Mar 30, 2014

Amirah U.

USE MATTE PRODUCTS! Get blotting paper too!

Mar 30, 2014

Kristina C.

I have super oily skin and I use an oil cleanser works really well

Mar 30, 2014

Kitty K.

You simply aren't allowing your skin to moisturize itself, and by stripping it of oil you aren't doing anything but causing more oil production. Your skin is the largest sensory organ on your body. It produces oil to protect and moisturize as well as clean itself. Without the sebum that is produced by the sebaceous glands, our largest organ would not function properly. What people have traditionally done throughout the years, especially those with oily skin, is use harsh cleansers and astringents to strip away the oils. So when you go and use these harsh detergents and soaps and strip away naturally occurring sebum, the skin goes into overdrive and produces even MORE oil to replace and compensate the oil that has been removed.
The more you take, the more it makes.
Basic chemistry lesson…like dissolves like. Meaning, oil will dissolve oil. ( Have you ever tried removing nail polish from your nails with nail polish? ) It will also clean and replace. You are better off taking a cotton ball, dipping it in oil, and cleaning your skin, then stripping it of oil. The clean oil will not only dissolve the dirty oil and replace it, but it will also clean out your pores.
The best oils will probably be the non-comedogenic ones for your skin type, which would be
Argan, Rosehip, Hemp, & Jojoba. You can apply your moisturizer and then a couple of drops of oil after, or add a couple of drops into your moisturizer and combine the two.

Sephora does sell some oils to use on your face as well, if you don't feel like you can buy any of these or get ahold of them.
http://www.sephora.com/oils?mediaId=16100037

Mar 30, 2014

Cami F.

I agree with Kitty. I am obsessed with my Josie Maran 100% Argan Oil.

Mar 30, 2014

Kalyn H.

Thanks girls!!